The classmates were talking about it a lot.

"To be honest, I really didn't expect Jiang Baili to have such a mishap. Isn't she a rich young lady? Why is she targeting me, Li Shen, like this?"

"Perhaps they feel that Li Shen is a threat to her position? Aren't they the pride of the international class? Last time they even had a goddess ranking list."

And this is what you call a goddess!

Those boys must be blind!

"Was that done by Hang Dongxu? He even deliberately pushed my Li Shen to the top of the Ugly Ranking. Could it have been Jiang Baili who orchestrated that?"

Once this came to mind, conspiracy theories immediately began to emerge.

The lackey thought it was indeed possible and seriously analyzed it for Su Ying and Xie Li, basically telling Xie Li to pay attention to Jiang Baili.

The rumor that Xie Li was able to get into college because Jiang Baili taught her was also spread by Chen Zilan and her group. The rumor also said that Xie Li was the granddaughter of a servant in Jiang Baili's household.

"A servant's granddaughter?" Su Ying narrowed her eyes, almost laughing in anger.

"Is Jiang Baili sick? If you're the granddaughter of a servant, what is Old Master Xie? A servant? Then she's the servant's niece!"

If Jiang Baili hadn't been so permissive, such rumors would never have surfaced.

Xie Li remained quite calm: "Well, she probably doesn't like me."

However, she didn't particularly like Jiang Baili either.

However, Jiang Baili was the first young lady from the city she had met, and she also showed to be well-mannered and knowledgeable on Tiandu Mountain, which made her want to befriend her.

It seems impossible for the two to be friends now.

Su Ying: "Actually, you could announce your relationship with Jiang Baili..."

Although most of the class didn't believe the rumors, there were always some blind boys who thought Jiang Baili was an unattainable beauty. This time, Jiang Baili only made a minor mishap, and those boys didn't take it seriously, still believing in Jiang Baili.

Even comments like, "If Xie Li hadn't had a problem, would anyone need to target her?" have emerged.

Enraged, the lackey went online and verbally abused the other party.

Feeling that his rant wasn't quite enough, he couldn't resist revealing the truth after learning that Xie Li was actually the eldest daughter of the Xie family, a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner in Linjiang City.

Xie Li: "No need, I don't want to have anything to do with her."

She just wanted to focus on her studies and didn't have time to worry about these things.

As for making friends, she already has good friends like Su Ying and Luo Zhihan, which means she has exceeded her KPI.

She should focus more on her studies now; Beijing University is her life goal.

Once I get into a university in Beijing... I should be able to see my mom then.

Xie Li sighed softly, looking somewhat melancholy.

Su Ying and her follower exchanged a glance, puzzled.

Su Ying thought about it more deeply, having witnessed firsthand how unreliable Ding Huizhu was as a mother that day.

After learning about Xie Li's background, she felt more heartache and resentment towards him.

Imagine how happy and excited a little girl who has been abused by her adoptive parents in the countryside would be when she learns that her biological parents are coming to find her.

Ding Huizhu's performance undoubtedly poured cold water on Xie Li's expectations and joy.

The lackey imagined it for a moment and started to tear up as well, saying, "This is so heartbreaking, I'm going to be tortured to death."

Thinking about myself, although my studies were mediocre and my family's financial situation was average, my parents and family were harmonious and loving, and I grew up without any worries about food or clothing.